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单词 africanized honeybee
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Africanized honeybee

[ af-ri-kuh-nahyzd -huhn-ee-bee ]
/ ˈæf rɪ kəˌnaɪzd ˈhʌn iˌbi /

noun

a hybrid of the African and European honeybees produced by the mingling of domesticated European colonies with an African colony of notably defensive honeybees. Soon after Africanized honeybees were introduced to an experimental apiary in Brazil in 1956, they escaped into North America, where they continue to spread northward from the American Southwest.
Also called kill·er bee [kil-er bee] /ˈkɪl ər ˈbi/ .

Origin of Africanized honeybee

First recorded in 1970–75; Africaniz(e) + -ed2

Words nearby Africanized honeybee

African grape, African horse sickness, Africanism, Africanist, Africanize, Africanized honeybee, African lily, African mahogany, African marigold, African millet, African National Congress
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